Hypocrites

Apart from Liang Huang and Lin Zhu, the head of the Corpse Cutting Department, whose dharma name is Chigang, is a monk.This is really strange and weird, I have never heard of believers going to battle to kill the enemy.

The Chigang monk is tall and mighty, not much different from Liang Huang. There are ring scars on the top of his head, and a string of wooden skewers the size of half a fist hangs around his neck. If you look closely, you can see that they are carved human faces in different shapes. , Thousands of people with thousands of faces, or struggling or crying, or frantic or ferocious.

When Liang Heng was studying in the past, he also liked to pick up some foreign teachers' scriptures to read. He knew that monks had the precept of killing, so he immediately wondered: "How can monks join the army?"

In today's world, it seems that everyone yearns to escape from the world, and the monks who are out of the world actually break the precepts after entering the world.

The Samana disrespected the king, and Chigang simply put his hands together and said, "The three realms are uneasy, like a house on fire. I don't save sentient beings, whoever saves sentient beings."

Liang Heng heard these words familiarly, subconsciously wanted to see Shen Yu again.He was always like this, when he couldn't make up his mind, he wanted to find Shen Yu, but fortunately, he finally remembered that he was in front of others, so he put his airs on hold.

Liang Huang was deducing the sand table for several people, drawing a ditch in the middle, symbolizing Zhuo River, several hills in the south, representing the four towns in southern Sichuan, and a circle in the north, encircling the city where the envoys were located.

"It's been almost a month now," Lin Zhu said, "the court doesn't let go of anything. We thought it was raining halfway through the peace talks. Your majesty and the ministers didn't even see it."

Liang Heng had finally gotten to know this person again, he would say what was on his mind, he dared to say anything, and he seemed to be narrow-minded when he cared about him.The hereditary military power of Prince Liang's son was not disturbed, and he was not in a hurry.

"The matter is of great importance," Shen Yu said from the side, "Your Majesty and all the lords have gathered to discuss it over and over again, and they can't reach an agreement, so it is inconvenient to make a rash decision."

Lin Zhudao: "No wonder His Majesty wants to come to the front in person. If you don't come again, I'm worried. No one cares about the opinions of the Southern Sichuan Army. Speaking of the Northern Kingdom, who can know better than us?"

"Who is the envoy they sent?" Liang Heng asked.

Liang Huang replied: "Shangjing Dendrobium and Lulan."

The official who came to the capital from King Chao is not an ordinary official, but one of the five founding surnames, Hulu.In terms of meritorious service, it is enough to be on an equal footing with the royal family's surname Gao.This is the basic situation. For more detailed information, it is necessary to rely on the detailed operations of the Southern Sichuan Army stationed in the Northern Kingdom.

Liang Huangdao: "Hu Lulan is the head of the family of this generation. In the future, all the glory of the family will belong to him alone. It is not a problem from being an official to a public official, and because of his young age and lack of qualifications, he urgently needs to make contributions to gain a firm foothold. He will never ask for a boring job. The fact that the northern imperial court sent this person shows sincerity."

Liang Heng said: "I came here to listen to Zhu Qing's opinions, but it's okay to say."

Hearing this, Lin Zhu snatched his paintbrush from Shangfeng, first poked a row of sawtooth on the sand table behind Chuannan Town, and said, "This is a mountain." It’s a plain. Your Majesty, let’s see for yourself which side is more convenient for luggage transportation.”

"There are no mountains in Chao Kingdom?"

Lin Zhu laughed: "Yes, Chaoshan is farther north, and it snows all the year round without any grass growing. It's a barrier they use to fight the Niaoyi people, and we can't stand it."

"The generals stationed on the north bank, the Erzhu family, are hereditary commanders, just like the palace in southern Sichuan," Liang Huang introduced. "After more than a hundred years of fighting, both sides know each other's situation well. Your Majesty, do you know why Zhuoshui is the only one?" On both sides of the strait, the imperial courts on both sides never change commanders easily? Once a general stays on his battlefield for half his life, he will be revived. Two trees that have survived the root, the contest is under the water surface, no one can do anything to the other, it’s just a waste of time to pay taxes. Peace talks are a matter of time.”

Liang Heng gave him a wink, Shen Yu immediately understood, and said, "General Chao Zhong means that, taking advantage of the internal and external troubles in the north, can we go further?"

Of course, he and Liang Heng would never hope that the Zhuojiang battlefield would tie up the King of Liang, and it was even more impossible for Liang Huang to say a word or two because of these courtiers who had never seen such a scene of killing and bleeding. I don't know the highs and lows of the review, so I easily give in and compromise.

Liang Huang said in a deep voice: "The Erzhu camp has 5 soldiers distributed along the Yanzhuoshui Bank. We do have [-] troops on the south bank, but the Southern Sichuan Battalion in my hands is only [-], and there are [-] in Xinbei."

Xinbeidi is a county in the west, 8 li away from here, and it is not within the jurisdiction of Liang Huang.The garrison of Xinbeidi is commanded by the sheriff of the county. What Liang Huang said is that the army of the Qi State is scattered, and [-] people have been assembled at the top of the sky. One hundred thousand soldiers and horses to contend with?

It's ridiculous to say that after the Qi people lost the northern territory, they settled down to the southern corner. For self-comfort, they named the relatively northern border county Xinbeidi, which means that we have not lost the north. Northland can watch.And naming the royal city as Wangdu is like retreating, full of helpless weakness and accommodating.

The royal family surnamed Gao dared to hand over all the [-] to the side generals, but the Liang family still carefully distributed [-] to check and balance.From that moment on, the pattern has been lost.

"Taking this opportunity, if we can't advance to the north bank, we will lose our achievements in recovering the country." Liang Heng looked at the generals.

Liang Huang actually smiled, shook his head and said: "If you can beat Erzhu in the south, you can't beat Sun in the north. It's better to let them wrestle with the Niaoyi people, and lose both sides in the fight. Then there will be a better chance. "

Lin Zhu acted foolishly, muddied the sand table, threw away his pen and said, "Who is in the hands of this mission? Anyway, it's not in your hands or mine."

After leaving the conference hall, Shen Yu was called away by Lin Zhu, not knowing what to say, Liang Huang accompanied Liang Heng back to the palace, and went to inspect the martial arts field, Liang Heng was left alone.

There are servants scattered around the compound, each holding a ladle, waving it among the bushes and tree crowns.

"Caught!"

When I looked in the pocket, I found that it was a cicada, which was screaming hoarsely and vibrating endlessly.Everyone saluted Liang Heng and said, Your Majesty, in a low voice.

"His Royal Highness coughed in the middle of the night yesterday, and the concubine asked His Highness to sleep a little longer." After speaking, he felt impolite, as if asking Liang Heng to act lightly.

Liang Heng smiled and said: "Let him sleep, I will go elsewhere."

While speaking, the door opened. The prince was wearing a brocade blue silk robe, leaning against the doorpost with a sleepy expression. When he saw Liang Heng, he shook his head again and stood up straight: "Your Majesty, forgive me for being negligent."

He hadn't finished his breakfast yet, the servant put pear soup, milk soup, stone flower cake, three fruits with sauce, etc. in delicate small plates, in duplicate, and put them in front of the crown prince and Liang Heng, asking Liang Heng to have another meal.

"What's your name?" Liang Heng asked, he didn't introduce himself yesterday, and he kept coming and going.

The son said: "The name of the minister is a single character."

The royal family from generation to generation has the same name as the king, the prince has a fair face, also known as Liang Zhu, and he was really raised by a young lady when he said it.

Liang Zhu taught him to mix the three fruits with jam into the milk soup. The hazelnuts and almonds were fried and crispy, and they were wrapped in honey and goat's milk.Lily, loquat and white fungus are simmered in the pear soup. The soup is thick and warms the heart. It must be boiled with Liang Zhu to nourish the lungs and moisturize the throat.

"My mother came up with the prescription herself," Liang Zhu said. "At first, I asked Mr. to see a doctor, but it didn't always work. My mother also had a cough when she was young, and it was cured by drinking pear soup from her hometown. It's just that after so many years, she has lost that prescription." I don’t remember, I asked a lot of people, and it took me a lot of time.”

Liang Heng said: "Wangfei treats you very well."

Liang Zhu laughed and said, "There is no mother in the world who doesn't love her children."

Liang Heng said in his heart, not necessarily, you have never seen my family.Ever since the enthronement ceremony, Empress Dowager Duan has shown a brief side, she has been living in the Gui Palace, never going out, Liang Heng did not go to see her, and she could not remember to visit her son.

"When I was young, I didn't please my mother," Liang Zhu said mysteriously. "Because I was born with small bones, I just ate and didn't grow up. I didn't have much meat on my body. It didn't look like my parents. There were people in the past. Small stories have been passed on."

Liang Heng's heart skipped a beat: "Huh?"

"But the midwife who gave birth to me later became a babysitter. Since I was a child, I have never been a foot away from her. No one knows me better than her. Later, if anyone hears rumors, she will chase them out of the palace. , Gradually no one talks too much.”

Liang Heng felt uncomfortable, chewing nuts to cover up his emotions.His father used to be treated like this in the Zhangshan Prince's Mansion, but no one defended him against injustices, so the rumors spread more and more fiercely, and spread to the ears of the three eunuchs.Could this be the difference between real and fake?

After chatting for a few words, Lin Zhu and Shen Yu came back. Whenever there was a chance, Lin Zhu would pester Liang Zhu and tease him, as if to avenge the oppression he suffered from his father.

Liang Heng proposed to stop in Linjiang City, Shen Yu ordered a team of personal guards from the palace to accompany him, and also called Zou Fang and Bi Wei to guard him.Liang Heng didn't say anything, and seemed unhappy.

Linjiang is a military town with strict discipline. There is no noise in the streets and alleys, and there are very few merchants along the street, which is really boring.Climb to the turret of the North City Gate and look at the Zhuojiang River. The yellow water is surging to the sky, and the water vapor flies over the Hongqiao Bridge day after day, filling both sides of the river.

You can see the black wall of the city wall to the north.There are narrow mountains on both sides, with many peaks and mountains. Sure enough, the four towns in southern Sichuan are located, which is the narrowest section of Zhuo River.

"Is that a commercial port?" Liang Heng asked.

Shen Yudao: "Not only merchants, ordinary people may also have contacts. There are no less than a hundred such ferry crossings on the entire river."

Liang Heng hummed, but did not speak again.Shen Yu finally sensed something was wrong, looked around at the guards who were three steps away, and lowered his voice, "What's wrong?"

Liang Heng groaned, "I want to go."

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"opposite."

Shen Yu was quiet for a moment: "You...you didn't sleep well in the morning, did you..."

"I want to go to the opposite side!"

Shen Yu hurriedly said: "Keep your voice down! No, why? At this juncture, you haven't found out about the assassin yet?"

Liang Heng stared at him and said, "Did you forget that you said you would take me to the north for a tour?"

Shen Yu racked his brains, but he couldn't think of it, so he analyzed it for him and said: "When signing the contract, you set the location in the city over there, and bring the guards of the Licheng Ministry with you, and you can cross the river naturally."

"I don't! I'm going now, you take me there!"

As soon as Liang Heng turned his head, he pulled Zou Fang over the wall, stepped on his foot and kissed Shen Yu's lips, and then picked his palm, showing the arrogance of giving you something sweet.

Shen Yu: "..." The color of blood climbed up to the tips of the ears uncontrollably.

After a few breaths, His Majesty and You Duhou were no longer in the turret.

"Where are people?" Bi Wei panicked.

Zou Fang, who felt his back was cast like a mallet, said, "Hehe."